A. Sales To; Minors On Premises, As Employees:
1. It shall be unlawful to sell, give or deliver alcoholic liquor, beer or wine to any minor.
2. It shall be unlawful for any holder of a retail liquor dealer's license or his agent or employee to suffer or permit any minor to remain in any room or compartment adjoining or adjacent to or situated in the room or place where such licensed premises is located; provided, that this subsection shall not apply to any minor who is accompanied by his or her parent or guardian, or to any licensed premises which derives its principal business from the sale of services or other commodities than alcoholic liquor.
3. It shall be unlawful for any person under twenty-one (21) years of age to serve, pour, mix or sell alcoholic liquor in any licensed establishment, provided, however, that any working waiter, waitress, server or employee of the licensed establishment who is nineteen (19) and twenty (20) years of age, may sell or serve alcoholic liquor if they have successfully completed a BASSET alcohol server program or approved equivalent. It shall be unlawful for the holder of a liquor license, his agent or employee, to suffer or permit any such person to serve, pour, mix or sell alcoholic liquor of any kind, except as provided above.
4. In every licensed establishment in the Village where alcoholic liquor, beer or wine is sold, there shall be displayed in a prominent place a printed card which shall be supplied by the Village Clerk which shall substantially read as follows:
WARNING TO MINORS
You are subject to a fine of up to two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00), or up to five hundred dollars ($500.00) for any subsequent conviction under subsection 3-3-9A of the Municipal Code of the Village of Elk Grove Village if you purchase alcoholic liquor, beer or wine or misrepresent your age for the purpose of purchasing or obtaining alcoholic liquor, beer or wine. A minor is anyone under the age of twenty one (21) years.
5. In addition to all other fines and penalties, the Liquor Control Commissioner may revoke or suspend the retail liquor dealer's license for any violation of this subsection A.
B. Purchase Or Possession; Liability Of Parents And Others:
1. It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of twenty one (21) years to purchase, receive, accept, have in his possession or control or imbibe any alcoholic beverages within the corporate boundaries of the Village.
2. It shall be unlawful for any person to suffer, permit or allow the violation of the provisions of this subsection B in any motor vehicle, conveyance, house, apartment, room, shed, yard or area of which such person is the owner, lessee, permittee, bailee or legal possessor or occupier thereof.
3. Nothing contained herein shall be applicable to persons under the age of twenty one (21) years:
a. Participating in a religious ceremony;
b. In the presence and with approval of their parent or legal guardian; or
c. Having possession for the purpose of making a delivery of an alcoholic beverage in pursuance of the order of their parent or guardian or in pursuance of his employment.
C. Required Acts And Conditions: All holders of a class B license shall be required to ask for and examine identification of any individual who attempts to purchase alcoholic liquor in order to determine whether said individuals can lawfully purchase alcohol. The form of the identification to be examined shall be in the discretion of the license holder and may include a driver's license, state identification card or membership in an organization which requires its members to be fifty (50) years of age or older; or such other identification which unmistakably depicts the holder of same to be over twenty one (21) years of age. Alternatively, the licensee may register the identification information, including a photograph, of its customers and keep such information on file on the premises. In such case, when the customer attempts to purchase alcohol, the file must be reviewed by the licensee or its agent for any customer who elects this alternative method of checking identification. The mandatory identification examination may be required of holders of other license classifications, including holders of a class A license, pursuant to and for such duration, not to exceed one year, as ordered by the liquor commissioner pursuant to subsection 3-3-12C of this chapter.
D. Signage: All class B licensed establishments and all other establishments which are subject to mandatory identification examination shall display a sign on the licensed premises advising the customers of the mandatory identification examination requirement, which sign shall be provided by the village and in such form as approved by the village.
(Ord. 1271, 1-23-1979; amd. Ord. 1567, 4-5-1983; 1992 Code; Ord. 2786, 11-14-2000; amd. Ord. 3719, 8-17-2021)